A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY OF THE 1030 TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS WAS CONDUCTED IN THE SPRING OF 1967. THE DATA FROM THE 800 QUESTIONNAIRES UTILIZED ARE SHOWN IN 39 TABLES. THE QUESTIONS WERE DEVISED TO ACQUIRE DATA CONCERNING (1) SIZE OF SCHOOLS, CLASSIFICATION OF DISTRICT, AND TENURE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND (2) ASPECTS OF THE…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REGIONAL CENTER IS TO DEVELOP AN EFFICIENT SYSTEM OF PROVIDING CAREER INFORMATION TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY SCHOOLS. SIX JUNIOR COLLEGES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROJECT. THE PROGRAM IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES. THE FIRST IS THE COLLECTION AND SYNTHESIS OF OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION BASED UPON STUDENT AND COUNSELOR PERCEPTIONS OF…

THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW APPROACH TO VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE THROUGH THE USE OF EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS. THE CHOICE OF APPROXIMATELY 150 SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS TO BE EXHIBITED WAS BASED ON SUCH CRITERIA AS (1) PROJECTED NUMBER OF WORKERS IN EACH OCCUPATION, (2) APPEAL OF SELECTED OCCUPATIONS TO SECONDARY, TRADE, AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, (3) APPEAL OF…

Designed to answer basic questions and to assist the Utah public library trustee in the performance of his duties, this handbook's brief, informative sections cover efficiency guidelines, policies and procedures, standards, money, personnel services, travel costs, operations, capital outlay, trustee checklist, job description for librarian,…

This informative report on the employment opportunities for chemists is intended to facilitate decision-making by executives, administrators, faculty and career counselors and to guide chemists and students in making wise career choices. The five chapters present a summary of the chemical profession in the United States, characteristics of the…

This annotated bibliography includes about 400 books which are suitable for use in elementary industrial arts. These books, available in the state library system of New Jersey, are organized under 50 topics such as: (1) Automation, (2) Graphic Arts, (3) Machines, (4) Space Travel, and (5) Tools and Measuring. Most of the citations are children's…

A GUIDANCE TOOL FOR COUNSELING STUDENTS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE PREPARATIN AND THE CAREER POSSIBILITIES IN HOME ECONOMICS PRESENTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAJOR SUBJECT MATTER AREAS WHICH QUALIFY INDIVIDUALS TO HOLD PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS IN AREAS OF HOME ECONOMICS--CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY LIFE, CLOTHING AND TEXTILES, EDUCATION,…

Career opportunities for engineering technicians are available in the technologies relating to air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration, aviation and aerospace, building construction, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, industrial engineering, instrumentation, internal combustion engines, mechanical…

Different aspects of life can be experienced by a child in a learning environment offered by a teacher. Such experiences will better prepare the student for the future in his dealings with other people and situations. The book offers detailed suggestions for various ways in which the teacher can introduce to the student in the primary grades…

Frequently assigned tasks performed by qualified respiratory therapy personnel are delineated in the document in such a manner that proficiency examinations within the profession can be prepared from them. Four distinct proficiency levels are identified and defined. Due to the fact that proficiency examinations will be assigned for them,…

This edition of the "starter" file of free occupational literature was revised in order to provide optimum amounts of information and assistance to young men and women about to assimilate and use career information. This is a "starter" file in two senses: (1) the file may be an initial step toward building a complete file of…

The instructional booklet explores various occupations in the job family of transportation. Following a brief introduction to the concept of occupational clusters, the student is given an overall orientation to the general area of transportation. Chapter 2 describes jobs in water transportation, and chapter 3 deals with rail transportation,…

Management by objectives (MBO) is a process in which organizational members at all levels participate in management, goals are established and objectives are specified, a system is developed to monitor the implementation of planned activities, and progress is measured relevant to achievement of objectives. Specific activities and events must be…

Guidelines are provided for financing a biomedical communications program. Included are: (1) a description of services that should be provided by such a program; (2) an organizational scheme for personnel, including job descriptions; (3) a proposed budget indicating categories of service, required personnel, and probable salaries; and (4) the…

The bibliography is the result of an effort by a group of librarians from four district colleges in Pittsburgh to identify career resources. Titles are arranged alphabetically by author in five categories: (1) general works on career planning or consciousness-raising relevant to careers; (2) works on specific careers, occupations, or professions…